CVE-2008-3109

Impact

Unspecified vulnerability in scripting language support in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted (1) application or (2) applet, as demonstrated by an application or applet that grants itself privileges to (a) read local files, (b) write to local files, or (c) execute local programs.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00005.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31010
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31600
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32018
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32436
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33238
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238687-1
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-428.htm
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-509.htm
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0594.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0906.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1045.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30144
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020456
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-193A.html
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2056/references